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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Reported speech task

Aim: Students practice sentence transformation by applying reported speech rules.Previous knowledge: Students need to understand how reported speech works. You may show models or use the examples provided in the student's texbooks.Materials: a piece of paper per student

Procedure: A) Students work alone

Make sure every student has a piece of paper.

Students write their names at the top of the page.

Students write the name of a student in the class at the bottom of the page.

Students write sentences on the page. These sentences are aimed at the student whose name is at the bottom of the page. Ask the student to write sentences in present simple, past, or whatever tense they have studied. You may ask them to write some questions too.

B) Students work in pairs

Students give their piece of paper to any person in the class EXCEPT the student whose name is at the bottom of the page.

Tell the students that 2 days later, they meet a friend and they need to tell him/her about what the student whose name is on top wanted to know about the student at the bottom or what he/she said to him/her . They take turns to explain adding the necessary transformations.

Students start their conversation by saying: Two days ago I heard a conversation between ... and ...

Students need to invent the answers.

EXAMPLE:

LUCY:

Do you like french fries?

What did you do yesterday?

I know you smoke in the toilets of the school

Will you come with me to the party tomorrow?

Sentences for ROY

Lucy gives her piece of paper to a student named Lucas

The conversation between Lucas and his classmate (any other student) goes as follows:

LUCAS: Two days ago I heard a conversation between Lucy and Roy. Lucy wanted to know if Roy liked french fries and what he had done on Monday. Roy said the he did not like fries and didn't want to give away any information about his Moday routine. Then Lucy told him that she knew he smoked int the school but he denied it.

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This is me in Cienfuegos, Cuba. That was two summers ago :-). I am back in town again and ready for work. I have been a teacher of English in ESO/bachillerato(Spanish middle and high school) for over 12 years. I am currently teaching English at a Vocational Training school, where I also prepare students for the Higher Vocational training entrance exam (prueba de acceso a grado superior). I'm also the co-author of several MacMillan Books and I'm in in charge of the compliance with ISO in the school where I work. Use any of the materials in any of my blogs but please, mention source and/or leave a comment! Feel free to send your ideas and ready-to-go tasks too!